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It worked. And once again, thanks for the tips.

Oh, just saw this.
Will do.
Thanks again, Ipstenu!

I’m having trouble believing this myself, but I’ve actually managed to get the code working (via functions.php). Note: it had to be done in this particular order. Else, it didn’t work.

if (function_exists(‘add_filter’))
add_filter(‘excerpt_length’, ‘my_excerpt_length’);
function my_excerpt_length($length) {
if( is_home() ) {
$length = 70;
} else {
$length = 900;
}
return $length;
}

if (function_exists(‘add_filter’))
add_filter(‘excerpt_length’, ‘new_excerpt_length’);
function new_excerpt_length($length) {
if( is_archive() ) {
$length = 55;
}
return $length;
}

Uh-oh…

Once I removed the “excerpt” code from the functions.php template (see below), the RSS feed has stopped going out in full. It’s now only a 55-word excerpt as well…

How can I resolve this problem?

The RSS feed *is* set for “full text.” Why the summary?
https://www.altfg.com/blog/feed/ (IMDb gets only the feed’s description, which is 55 words or so…not enough for the IMDb to accept the submission)

Any changes I can make to this functions.php code so I can reinsert it — to set # of words for archive excerpts while allowing the RSS feed to keep sending out the full text?

if (function_exists(‘add_filter’))
add_filter(‘excerpt_length’, ‘my_excerpt_length’);
function my_excerpt_length($length) {
return 900; // Or whatever you want the length to be.
}

Once again, Ipstenu, thank you.

I did the “excerpt” change.

Many thanks!

I think I’ve found a solution for the tag/archive excerpts. Will confirm this once I check out site’s latest post on the IMDb. That’ll probably take another half hour until they update their feed.

Ipstenu,

Thanks again. Much appreciated.

Now, I’m quite ignorant when it comes to .php coding. I think I understand what you’re saying, but I’m wondering:

a) there’s an archives.php template. If I change that, will that make the blog’s page 2, 3, 4, etc. show *only* the excerpt? (That would be great!)

b) what coding would I have to change to ensure that only the excerpt would be shown on the archive/tag pages (please see php code below)? (I’ve checked out the link found in your previous reply, but there was nothing there about excerpts.)

c) While I’m at it … is there a way to have the homepage show only excerpts — without the need for a plugin?

Below is the “main” php code for the tag page:
(and thanks again)

<h1 class="page-title archive-title">Tag Archives: <span id="tag-title"><?php single_tag_title(); ?></span></h1>
				<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

				<!--BEGIN .hentry-->
				<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="<?php semantic_entries(); ?>">
					<h2 class="entry-title"><a>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

					<!--BEGIN .entry-meta .entry-header-->
					<div class="entry-meta entry-header">
						<span class="author vcard">Written by <?php printf( '<a>ID, $authordata->user_nicename ) . '" title="' . sprintf( 'View all posts by %s', $authordata->display_name ) . '">' . get_the_author() . '</a>' ) ?></span>
						<span class="published">on <abbr class="published-time" title="<?php the_time( get_option('date_format') .' - '. get_option('time_format') ); ?>"><?php the_time( get_option('date_format') ); ?></abbr></span>
						<span class="meta-sep">—</span>
						<span class="comment-count"><a>"><?php comments_number( 'Leave a Comment', '1 Comment', '% Comments' ); ?></a></span>
						<?php edit_post_link( 'edit', '<span class="edit-post">[', ']</span>' ); ?>
					<!--END .entry-meta .entry-header-->
                    </div>

Ipstenu,

Thank you for your response.

I was wondering if there’s a way to modify the functions.php command to have it filter ONLY excerpts — NOT RSS feeds.

Thanks again.

I don’t mind the new design, but the change in fonts has become a “readability” issue.